Scottish Executive

Statistics

Des McNulty (Clydebank and Milngavie) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to report on the performance and integrity of National Statistics in Scotland.

Mr Andy Kerr: I am pleased to announce the publication of the Chief Statistician’s Annual Report for the year 2002-03. This sets out progress on the development of statistics and on the performance of the Scottish Executive in relation to the principles and procedures set out in the National Statistics Framework and Code of Practice.

  The report of the independent Statistics Commission was published in July 2003.